Improvement in cartridges



No. 15,707. Patented' sept; 9, 1856.

.UNITED STATES PATENT Guinea.l

JULIUS IEDEL, 0F PLEASANT HILL, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGES.

Specification formag part of Letters Patent No. 15,707, dated September9, 1856.

with shot or other balls, for fire-arms of any..

description, for the purpose of far and accurate shooting; and I dohereby declare thatI the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof.

The nature of my invention consists in inakfing a cartridge in shape ofa pointed ball,

giving it the greatest possible weight, and strength suiiicient toresist the expanding power of its contents to a more distant point thancartridges generally do, operating like a ball (or pointed ball) untilthe expansion ot' the contents causes it to burst, thereby giving freeegress to the inclosed shot` or balls. By this arrangement a greaterresult is, el'ected than without the aid of said cartridge. This pointedball-cartridge adds to the common distance of etcctive shooting byshot-guns cnc-third to one-halt. For rifles of large bore, t andpistols, in point of certainty and distance, its advantage is fargreater; and it is believed the same will 4be truc for pieces ofordnance.

`The shape ot' this cartridge is to be that of a cone, with ahemispherical base, or nearly so; for shot-guns, rifles, and pistols,this base is made of heavy Sheetlead or other substance, and connectedwith a cone made from good stili' paper. The connection between theheinispherical base and cone is made by an enrclopmentof linen or muslinor other substance, which shall serve the purpose ot' at tachinent,bei-ug regulated in strength by the.

distance at which it is required that the car` tridge should burst. ltis believed the development of the cone most suitable in shape would bethe quarter of a circle, allowing a little for lapping. After theoutside of the cartridge is thus made, it is to be filled by shot orballs.4 This can bedone in many ways, but

it is believed that itwould be best effected by a slight aperture nearthe point ot the cone,

lhave a conical cavity corresponding to the cartridge in the ramrod, butfor dispensing with this alteration, I deliver a short cylindricalramrod-linkpiece, adapted toevery size of cartridge sep :rate-ly. Whenthe cartridge is iired, as soon as it leaves the gu'n it turns, theheniispherical end going forward in consequence of its greater weight,the conical por. ytion serving' tokeep its direction; alter going aconsiderable distance it will burst, by the tendency of the contents onthe inside to exp'and'.

1 claim making the pointed ball-cartridge as above described, and asshown by the accompanying drawings.

I claim- 1. As novel that thc'shapeof my car- I tridge is such that oneend is naturally loaded heavier than the other, as represented bysection a c b d, thereby causing that end to go forward, thus guardingagainst all rcvolv ing motion except a simple winding or peri stalticone.

2. The constructing the hemispherical end of the cartridge stronger andheavier than the conical end,'having several objects in view, viz: Thatthe loading of shot or balls on the inside may be kept together aconsiderable distance after leading .the gun; that the lighter yconicalend mav serve to keep the whole. 1n the given direction till thecartridge is burst, and, when burst on or near its base, give freeegress to its contents.`

JULIUS RIEDEL. Titnesses Josera GURI), R. J. CURD.

